World War 1
Across
- 3. was signed November 1918 to end WWI
- 6. was the first country to use gas against enemy troops in WWI.
- 7. The name given to Great Britain, France, and Russia during WW1.
- 9. note from German foreign secretary to Mexico
- 10. massive arms buildup late in Europe
- 12. treaty negotiated with Germany
- 14. was a battle that stopped the German advance
- 17. were the first to use flamethrowers in WWI
- 18. longest battle Feb-Dec 1916
- 22. most successful fighter pilot of the war
- 23. first use of poison gas
- 25. chlorine, Phosgene, and Mustard
- 27. became increasingly utilized for bombing
- 29. Many advances during WWI and it changed the way war was fought
- 31. one of the Triple Alliance(central powers)
- 32. British were not prepared for the victory
- 34. where they put the soldiers who were killed
- 35. joined WWI during the final year and half of fighting
- 37. mobilized 12 million troops during WWI, making it the largest army in the war
- 38. cut down many soldiers out of trenches and had cooling issues
- 39. Russia withdrew from the war due to civil unrest and revolt
Down
- 1. countries devoted all of their resources to the war effort
- 2. first US Marines in WWI combat - 4 June 1918
- 4. biggest slaughters in military history
- 5. launched burning fuel
- 8. first prototype tank
- 11. Russia defended Serbia & Germany supported Austria
- 12. designed to break the deadlock of trench warfare
- 13. Deep ditches to defend their positions and it stretched 400-500 miles across Western Europe
- 15. increased tension over territories and boundaries
- 16. Nickname of German submarines during WW1.
- 19. intensified rivalries between nations
- 20. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
- 21. Four empires collapsed after WWI: _______, Austro-Hungarian, German, and Russian
- 24. Bertha The nickname of a German cannon that hurled an 1800lb shell a distance of 9 miles. Named after the wife of Gustav Krupp.
- 26. there were _____ major battles(hint: number)
- 28. Nickname of aerial battles during WW1.
- 30. treaties to defend one another in event of war
- 33. tanks were initially called
- 36. also known as “The Great War”